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He wanted me up there with the rest of them, my hair cut short, wearing striped cotton, digging potatoes, and working in the factories.

7 seconds sound clip from the Criss Cross (1949) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:42:37.497 in the DVD version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Why? Why did you do it?

- You.

- Me?

- Your mother, your brother, your whole family, and your lovely friend Ramirez.

- Pete?

- You didn't know.

- What did he do? Told me to stay away from you.

- He was afraid I was poison. He told me to get out of Los Angeles and stay out.

- Oh, how could he do that?

- He said if I didn't, he'd run me in every time he saw me.

- He said he'd frame me.

- Frame you?

- That's right. Send me to jail, to the women's prison at Tehachapi.

- He wanted me up there with the rest of them, my hair cut short, wearing striped cotton, digging potatoes, and working in the factories.

- I don't believe you.

- Ask him. Go and ask him.

- He brought me down to headquarters. Sent two men in plain clothes.

- Why didn't you come to me?

- Because I was sick and tired of running after you all the time.

- Begging you, 'Please, Steve. Please, please, don't get sore, Steve.'

[...]

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Actors: Burt Lancaster (Steve Thompson), Yvonne De Carlo (Anna), Dan Duryea (Slim Dundee)

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